Welcome to our Partners Section!

It Takes A Village to Raise a Child. This ancient African proverb teaches eternal truth. Life is easier when you are part of a network of friends and family, a neighborhood.... It does take a village, to work with the family, to raise a child and weather the storms of life. If we want that kind of support, the place to begin is with ourselves.

Community, like charity, begins at home. You start building a good neighborhood when you yourself decide that you will be a good neighbor. If you don't know anyone on your block, you can take the initiative. You can bake some bread and take it to your neighbors and introduce yourself. You can join a church and become part of that community. Reach out to your own network of friends and start building community.

(Adapted from http://www.bettertimesinfo.org/22village.htm)

We are Building Community with the business community

We have numerous business partners that host our program participants for internships, tours and presentations, mentors, operating support, sponsorship support and a multitude of other service. The business community is so important to the success of our youth and programs, we have a separate section for our business partner. To find out more click on "Businesses" above.

Get Involved with Step It Up, Inc!

We believe that building community is the best solution for addressing the problems facing our schools, our teens, and our economy. And the best way to engage in community building is to get involved! So we invite you to work with Step It Up to build community by getting involved with our programs, our partners, our events, and our program participants. Building community together is FUN & REWARDING so get involved soon!

To see ways you can start getting involved, go to our "Join Us" section.